Run Commands in Windows

Here’s a partial list of Run commands used to execute programs in Windows. Once you memorize them, it can be easier to type the executable than to navigate Windows. Note that you can run most of these in the Run prompt, the Command Prompt, or PowerShell.

To open Run, press the Windows + R keys on the keyboard or right-click Start and select Run. Don’t forget, the Search option works pretty well too!

Run Commands List

Program	Command
About Windows	winver
Administrative Tools	control admintools
Calculator	calc
Certificate Manager	certmgr.msc
Character Map	charmap
Command Prompt	cmd
Computer Management	compmgmt.msc
Credential Manager	control /name Microsoft.CredentialManager
Date and Time	timedate.cpl
Device Manager	devmgmt.msc
DirectX Diagnostic Tool	dxdiag
Disk Cleanup	cleanmgr
Disk Management	diskmgmt.msc
Event Viewer	eventvwr
File Explorer/Windows Explorer	explorer or (Windows + E)
Folder Options (File Explorer Options)	control folders
Internet Properties	inetcpl.cpl
Local Group Policy Editor	gpedit.msc
Local Security Policy	secpol.msc
Local Users and Groups	lusrmgr.msc
Magnifier	magnify
Microsoft Management Console	mmc
Network Connections	ncpa.cpl
Optimize Drives/Disk Defragmenter	dfrgui
Performance Monitor	perfmon
PowerShell	powershell
PowerShell ISE 5.1	powershell_ise or type “ise” from PowerShell
PowerShell Core 6+ (if installed)	pwsh
Print Management	printmanagement.msc
Programs and Features	appwiz.cpl
Registry Editor	regedit
Remote Desktop Connection	mstsc
Resource Monitor	resmon
Services console window	services.msc
Sound (dialog box)	mmsys.cpl
System Configuration (msconfig)	msconfig
System Information	msinfo32 or (Ctrl + Alt + F1)
System Properties dialog box	sysdm.cpl
System Restore properties	systempropertiesprotection
System window	control system or (Windows + Break)
Task Manager	taskmgr or (Ctrl + Shift + Esc)
Task Scheduler	taskschd.msc